September 4, 2025

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Letters: Lansing School District Has Some Changes

Rina Risper04 mins

 

Late Start Wednesdays
 
For the Lansing School District’s 2015-16 school year students will have full days of school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays with Wednesday’s start time being delayed by 2 hours. Read the  many reasons why they decided to go this route.

 
Photo:Yvonne Caamal Canul 
Superintendent 

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Excuse me, are you listening? 14-16

Rina Risper09 mins

 Rina Risper, President & Publisher of 

The New Citizens Press
 
Dear Readers,
 
I cannot believe that school began for my youngest on August 10th.  I am not sure if I will indeed go crazy this year or just need to cope with for the first time having two children in two separate schools for the first time ever.  I wonder how they will fare not being together for the first time since they are 15 months apart.

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Movie: Fantastic Four

Rina Risper04 mins

A re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team.

 

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Davenport University Rolls Out New Programs for Working Students

Rina Risper016 mins

 

Right:  Kriss Kinney started Davenport in the Fall of 2014.  She is striving to obtain her Masters in Social Work.  

Photo by Tyrell Potts

 

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HoneyChild: Product Review: JBOC

Rina Risper03 mins

 

What is moisture and what produces moisture in hair? Many curlies believe that the more oil the more moisture!  And this my curlies couldn’t be further from the truth. 

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Movie: Amy

Rina Risper05 mins

 Studio:   A24 Films (1 hr. 30 min.)

Plot:     A portrait on the life of Amy Winehouse, one of the biggest music icons in British history.
Cast:    Yasiin Bey, Tony Bennett, Juliette Ashby, Lauren Gilbert, Nick Shymansky
Rating:    R
Bottom Line:     ****
 

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Tiny Houses: Why They Are Awesome

Rina Risper019 mins

Jesse Kahtava and Erin Heeney on the back deck with their fur babies- Cedar, Willow and Cricket. Yes- they all live together in perfect harmony.

 
Photo courtesy of www.northernhoot.com

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